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Those words may come back to haunt you......................................sooner than later.
5 years agoRarest of the pearls
That all depends on the brand of drums. You stated that you're rating the high demand/short supply Ludwig wraps. Fanciers of Gretsch, Rogers, Slingerl...
5 years agoRecord Covers with (vintage) Drums on!
Shelly Manne "lives" in my house. Here are my 1963 Shelly Manne Leedy set 9x13, 16x16, 14x20, matching Shelly Manne snare drum. And, here's also my ot...
5 years agoRecord Covers with (vintage) Drums on!
Shelly Manne had drums pictured on several album covers. I always loved this one.
5 years agoSlingerland Drums No City Label
I understand your affinity for Slingerland drums and their sound. I have owned and gigged with more Slingerland drum sets than any other brand. Howeve...
5 years agoDown beats
Many of those collectors' items (guitars, cars, etc.) come full circle. They find their ways back to the US. This is likely to happen with drums, too.
5 years agoScatsquatch
[Attachment: 129708]I just couldn't resist the urge to post this picture.
5 years agoRonnie Verrell Drum Kit
You guys beat me to it. Those Slingerland drums were (thankfully) short lived in the product line.
5 years agoIs this an "Official" Slingerland part?
Since the mid-1950s I've acquired dozens of single-braced cymbal stands and many single-braced hi-hat stands. Some of them had brand names on them whe...
5 years agoApprox value? LUDWIG Keystone 1959 Trans badge JAZZ"DownBeat"
18-12-14-and that Downbeat snare will make a killer drum set. Several other configurations from that mother load will also be very nice.
5 years agoLeedy in Austin
That's consistently the way my Slingerland and Slinger/Leedy drums have been. And, I've owned quite a few sets of them.
5 years agoLeedy in Austin
My 1963 Leedy set has badges on the bass drum and the snare drum only. The mounted tom and floor tom don't have badges.
5 years agoLeedy in Austin
That looks just like one of the first vintage drum sets I acquired when I started collecting vintage drums. I loved that dark blue sparkle finish. I t...
5 years agoMaybe I should Have Kept These Drums
From DownTownFarmer...
5 years agoMaybe I should Have Kept These Drums
I can relate to not remembering the fate of a drum set. For all the many years when I was a gigging drummer, I never owned more than one drum set at a...
5 years ago